Leaving Inverary we made our way to Loch Ranza for Colin to take his photograph.  We drove over the pass along a single track road and at the top of the pass you get an amazing view of the Isle of Arran and then the road sweeps down to the departure point of the ferry.  The weather was so bad that several ferries had been cancelled that day.  I did not wish to go on the ferry. 

Isle of Arran

Instead we visited Skipness Castle, a ruin sitting on the edge of the Loch with views across to the Isle of Arran.  Very pretty but very bleak and windy spot. 


There is a cafe there that sells seafood and we were told it was amazing.    There was a group of 4 frenchmen having a meal of seafood, sitting outdoors in the ferocious wind.  We joined them as the only indoor area was flooded.

We sat there rugged up against the wind and rain and had our lunch.

From there we drove to Campbelltown via a single track road that took us on a very scenic journey up and over the pass on a very windy and hilly road eventually leading us into Campbelltown. It is quite a pretty fishing harbour and a big industrial town.

We  decided to press on to Tarbert as our destination for the night.  We arrived in the town and found a B&B right opposite the Loch.  Quite an amazing B&B, run by this man with 2 dogs and an amazing collection of Knick Knacks, garden gnomes, statues, water features, chirping birds all sorts of things.  Even our quirky shaped room was stuffed full of knick knacks.  During the night as the wind and rain lashed the house everything in garden rattled and tinkled away.